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Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts
TABLE H.8 Yield Values and Ranges for Different Bioenergy Feedstocks Reported in Literature
Biomass Type
Assumptions
Estimated Yield (tons/acre)
Reference
Corn stover
Soil tolerance
2.02
Khanna and Dhungana (2007)
Corn stover
2.4
Edwards (2007)
Corn stover
2000–2005 mean yields for Wisconsin
2.31–3
Vadas et al. (2008)
Switchgrass
Iowa, Illinois field trials
2.58
Khanna and Dhungana (2007)
Switchgrass
4
Duffy (2007)
Switchgrass
Farm-scale (northern South Dakota to southern Nebraska)